- A JPMorgan Chase executive once joked about the "nymphettes" Jeffrey Epstein kept in his house.
- The latest filing is part of an ongoing lawsuit between the US Virgin Islands and the bank.
A JPMorgan Chase executive once joked about the "nymphettes" that Jeffrey Epstein kept in his house, according to a new filing in an ongoing lawsuit against the bank.
In an email sent to another JPMorgan higher-up in 2012, the executive described the home of one of the bank's clients, comparing it to Jeffrey Epstein's home, according to the motion, which was filed in Manhattan court on Monday.
"Reminded me of JE's house, except it was more tasteful, and fewer nymphettes," the executive wrote, according to the new filing. "More like the Frick [museum]. Art was fabulous."
The recipient simply responded with "Wow."
The lawsuit, which was first filed in December by the US Virgin Islands, accuses JPMorgan of knowing for over a decade that Epstein was involved in trafficking underage girls for sex, but was keeping him as one of its top clients anyway.
"The entire time, the cynical jokes within the company also never stopped," the US Virgin Islands alleges in the new filing.
On one occasion, someone at the company asked if Epstein was at a party with Miley Cyrus, the filing said.
JP Morgan declined to comment on the specific allegations that its executives joked about Epstein's "nymphettes."
In its own motion for summary judgment, the bank accused the US Virgin Islands of trying to blame JP Morgan for the government's "own failures to investigate and monitor this criminal under its jurisdiction and to protect its citizens and sovereign interests."
Epstein died by suicide at the Metropolitan Correctional Center on August 10, 2019. He was awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.